Please make Orela VA to recast her voice lines

Weepeme

I am not saying to change the actor, but I would like if the game can make the actress to redo her lines because it sounds she did not put any effort at all. It sounds plain and I believe she can make a greater job than her actual lines.

KingOfDoom55

That and her screams and grunts of pain sound... ugly like Every time I hear her scream and grunt I want her tk be healed or killed right away bc of how ugly they sound, but I do agree

ShanoaLegendaryPlz

"Lets stay away from those hooks, and hit those generators" everyone that starts with her gives her the side eye lol

OnryosTapeRentals

Yeah… Orela's voice lines are a miss for me. I think it's a combination of awkward delivery and bad writing. The writing is definitely the worse of the two though, because I don't think even the best VA in the world could make "Let's hit those Generators" sound good.

Emeal

Is this what:

did not put any effort at all

 It sounds plain

awkward delivery

Sounds like to you guys?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRqCTqWwi1k

She sounds perfectly normal to me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXH7vytxGus

screams and grunts of pain sound... ugly 

Like are screams and grunts of pain supposed to sound pleasant to you?????

I think that is just basically what she sounds like, when she isn't just sassying her voice up.
The scenario is supposed to be tense so she sounds super serious, so no glamour.

Like where are you guy's expectations at, is the horror/action experience supposed sound like honey and wine to you?
I don't even think the writing is bad, like people say dumb things all the time. I'm not mad she don't sound like a Scholar.

MarylinMonhoe

I knew I wasn't crazy…

Like damn, it's so bland… Did an intern write this

UndeddJester

@OnryosTapeRentals said:

Yeah… Orela's voice lines are a miss for me. I think it's a combination of awkward delivery and bad writing. The writing is definitely the worse of the two though, because I don't think even the best VA in the world could make "Let's hit those Generators" sound good.

I think that's more the issue, a lot of the voice lines don't feel natural to say at base; I think part of the problem is they wanted Orela as a trained paramedic used to difficult situations to be tough, confident and calm, and as such she has lines that are very "lets do this" in nature... however because of that it creates a bit of a tonal contradiction and makes her quite unrelatable... she doesn't really sound at any point like she's in the high stress situation she is. She has some okay and decent lines, but others land flat.

Other characters like Nicholas Cage or Lara, they get startled by things, they they make anecdotal comments about how they feel the same way Orela does, but they all make sense in the moment, amd come with an appropriate level of self concern...

Some of Orela's lines are quite good, but others... just don't make sense to say, are a pointless/unnatural to say out loud to yourself or others, or can even come across as patronising... and it's almost like she can't be shown to be vulnerable at all, which kinda makes her not feel like a person...

Lines like:

• "St... Stupid Hook...". Comes across weird to say after having been impaled through the shoulder... why such a benign line? "Th… that hook...", as if she's showing concern, would help sell this scenario a lot better.
• "Let's hit those generators" and "Let's avoid those hooks and hit those generators". Lacks any real personality/identity, it's just stating the games objectives and pointing out the obvious. Something like "Those hooks are disgusting... how can anyone do this?" would make more sense... as a Doctor she'd be thinking about infection and the opposite of her life mission.
• "Let's try not to lose any blood". Could be any okay line as a tongue in cheek post heal comment, "more blood" might make it work... but as is it feels kinda patronising. "Hey... Stay calm, and do try to keep all your blood on the inside... OK?", would ooze so much more character... shows a little worry/vulnerability, but still putting on a brave act with some light humour.
• "If you wanna live, stick with me". Sounds strange for a paramedic to say, its kinda combative, whereas a medic is well verses in talking to people in a manner where they cooperate with you. Furthermore, she understands the potential injuries and dangers posed by the trial better than anyone, why is she so confident? It almost comes across as arrogant.... If anything she'd be more concerned than anyone else about the stakes of the trial, and trying to reassure, instead of direct people... surely? "Don't worry, I promise we're all gonna make it outta here" would fit her so much more.
• "I guess I'm off the hook" A pun... after you've just had a hook torn out of your shoulder? Not inherently bad, but you've gotta at least maintain the illusion she's in pain... adding a "Ahh... " at the start, then a small groan at the end would do so much more.

It's little touches like that, that would make her a lot more human... she isn't a Terminator, keeping calm is one thing, but a brave face doesn't mean anything if I don't believe she is actually scared and in pain.

OnryosTapeRentals

@UndeddJester said:

https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/4014055#Comment_4014055

I think that's more the issue, a lot of the voice lines don't feel natural to say at base; I think part of the problem is they wanted Orela as a trained paramedic used to difficult situations to be tough, confident and calm, and as such she has lines that are very "lets do this" in nature... however because of that it creates a bit of a tonal contradiction and makes her quite unrelatable... she doesn't really sound at any point like she's in the high stress situation she is. She has some okay and decent lines, but others land flat.

Other characters like Nicholas Cage or Lara, they get startled by things, they they make anecdotal comments about how they feel the same way Orela does, but they all make sense in the moment, amd come with an appropriate level of self concern...

Some of Orela's lines are quite good, but others... just don't make sense to say, are a pointless/unnatural to say out loud to yourself or others, or can even come across as patronising... and it's almost like she can't be shown to be vulnerable at all, which kinda makes her not feel like a person...

Lines like:

• "St... Stupid Hook...". Comes across weird to say after having been impaled through the shoulder... why such a benign line? "Th… that hook...", as if she's showing concern, would help sell this scenario a lot better.
• "Let's hit those generators" and "Let's avoid those hooks and hit those generators". Lacks any real personality/identity, it's just stating the games objectives and pointing out the obvious. Something like "Those hooks are disgusting... how can anyone do this?" would make more sense... as a Doctor she'd be thinking about infection and the opposite of her life mission.
• "Let's try not to lose any blood". Could be any okay line as a tongue in cheek post heal comment, "more blood" might make it work... but as is it feels kinda patronising. "Hey... Stay calm, and do try to keep all your blood on the inside... OK?", would ooze so much more character... shows a little worry/vulnerability, but still putting on a brave act with some light humour.
• "If you wanna live, stick with me". Sounds strange for a paramedic to say, its kinda combative, whereas a medic is well verses in talking to people in a manner where they cooperate with you. Furthermore, she understands the potential injuries and dangers posed by the trial better than anyone, why is she so confident? It almost comes across as arrogant.... If anything she'd be more concerned than anyone else about the stakes of the trial, and trying to reassure, instead of direct people... surely? "Don't worry, I promise we're all gonna make it outta here" would fit her so much more.
• "I guess I'm off the hook" A pun... after you've just had a hook torn out of your shoulder? Not inherently bad, but you've gotta at least maintain the illusion she's in pain... adding a "Ahh... " at the start, then a small groan at the end would do so much more.

It's little touches like that, that would make her a lot more human... she isn't a Terminator, keeping calm is one thing, but a brave face doesn't mean anything if I don't believe she is actually scared and in pain.

Very well said!

she doesn't really sound at any point like she's in the high stress situation she is

This is my biggest problem with her lines. They all sound so casual — conversational almost. They’re just not tonally fitting with the things happening around her. If they were tweaked to have a bit more urgency then they could work, but right now her voice lines take me out of the game. They’re distracting rather than immersive IMO.

Your rewrites are 100x better.